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Rookie Camp Opens Sunday

by
Staff Writer
/ Colorado Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club will hold a three-day rookie camp from Sept. 8-10 at the South Suburban Family Sports Center in Centennial, Colo. The on-ice sessions will take place from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Rookie camp is free and open to the public. A total of 29 players will be participating in rookie camp.

The Avalanche will begin its full training camp on Sept. 11, with veterans reporting for medical and physical tests. The full squad will be on the ice for three days, Sept. 12-14, at the South Suburban Family Sports Center in Centennial, Colo. Practices and scrimmages will take place in the morning from roughly 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. All sessions are open to the public at no charge on a first-come, first-served basis.

A total of 58 players will participate in Colorado’s training camp, including 31 forwards, 20 defensemen and seven goaltenders.

The Avalanche will hold its annual Burgundy/White Game on Sunday, Sept. 15, at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (12:00 p.m.). The Avs begin their preseason schedule on Sept. 18 against Anaheim at Pepsi Center.